| 100% | JUNEIS | 6 | With 4 Down, 26 Across, and 18 Down, "Carousel" song famously slaughtered by Leslie Uggams |
| 33% | REACHOUTFORME | 13 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 4 wds. |
| 32% | TREE | 4 | Thing "hugged" by 18- and 60-Across and 4- and 27-Down |
| 32% | HAPPYXMAS | 9 | With 18 Across, optimistic carol by John Lennon and Yoko Ono |
| 31% | LETSGROOVE | 10 | Top 20 song by the band whose name includes the first words of the answers to 18-Across, 26-Across, and 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | DOESHELOVEYOU | 13 | Grammy-winning song re-recorded by Dolly Parton and 43-Across for 18-Across (4 wds.) |
| 30% | WHATA | 5 | With 15 and 20 Across, a 1967 song sung by Louis Armstrong in "Good Morning, Vietnam" |
| 29% | HAKUNA | 6 | With 45-Down, Disney song written by Elton John and Tim Rice |
| 29% | THEALIENIST | 11 | 1994 crime novel by 4-Down/48-Across made into a 2018 miniseries starring 18-Across and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | SET | 3 | With ''to'' and 26 Down, pacify |
| 28% | MOREPRECIOUSWAS | 15 | With 26-, 45- and 60-Across, a line by Edna St. Vincent Millay |
| 28% | TOHELLWITHIT | 12 | 2021 mixtape by 16-Across that with the hit singles "Just for Me," "Pain," "Passion," and 26-Across (4 wds.) |
| 28% | EINERECLINER | 12 | With 117 Across, songs to relax by? |
| 28% | NEWYEARS | 8 | With 16-Across, December 31 celebratory program created by 43-Across and now co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and 26-Down (2 wds.) |
| 28% | EASY | 4 | With 6-Across and 4-Down, pleasant to look at |
| 28% | CROSSWORDS | 10 | Puzzles with across and down clues |
| 27% | THOMAS | 6 | With 9 Down and 71 Across, source of quote |
| 27% | HEY | 3 | With 60-Down, song by 56-Across |
| 27% | BOW | 3 | With 61-Down, accessory worn by 19-/21-, 26-/29-, 45-/49- and 54-/56-Across, as depicted four times in this puzzle's grid |
| 27% | BOHEMIAN | 8 | With 50-Across, 1975 song by and 2018 biopic about 27-Across/38-Across |
| 27% | DIONNEWARWICK | 13 | Singer with song titles at 16-, 18-, 23- and 35-/38-Across |
| 27% | ABOYSBESTFRIEND | 15 | With 26-Across, quote from 4-/60-Down |
| 27% | MYEVERYTHING | 12 | 2014 album by 18-Across with the hit singles "Problem" and "Break Free": 2 wds. |
| 27% | SOLONGSOWRONG | 13 | Grammy-winning album by 39-Across and 18-Across (4 wds.) |
| 27% | MILLERPARK | 10 | Home stadium of the Milwaukee Brewers with statues honoring 18-Across, 26-Across, and 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 27% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 26% | ISAWTHELIGHT | 12 | Biopic about 18-Across, and the title of a classic gospel song he wrote: 4 wds. |
| 26% | CAPTAIN | 7 | With 18-Across, 29-Across hero clad in red, white, and blue, played by Chris Evans |
| 26% | TOSIRWITHLOVE | 13 | 1967 movie starring 51-Across with a #1 title song by Lulu: 4 wds. |
| 26% | THEFIRST | 8 | With 59-Across, 18-Down and 18-Across, what these answers show |